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Originally posted by womble
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Wow. Can people really be bothered to do that?
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Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
While better men than we go out and start their working lives
At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling -
I was forced to thin & replant the swede, as something (probably a cat
) has been digging whilst I was inside crying my eyes out at the Royal Wedding. 
I only took the chicken wire off this morning so I could plant my onions. 
Typically, hottest part of the day, so I've watered them and then covered them with fleece to keep the sun off. I've had to do the same with some beetroot too, so I hope they'll be ok.Last edited by mrbadexample; 29-04-2011, 02:56 PM.Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
While better men than we go out and start their working lives
At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard KiplingComment
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I still think they don't like being moved.
Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
While better men than we go out and start their working lives
At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard KiplingComment
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They'll be fine - and perk up in a day or two.
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I trust you. Gawd knows why, but I do.Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
I've left a couple of the clumps to split in case any of these die.
Last edited by mrbadexample; 29-04-2011, 09:49 PM.Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
While better men than we go out and start their working lives
At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard KiplingComment
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The transplanted swede are looking very sorry for themselves, after a warm and windy day yesterday.
Should I leave them covered with fleece today, to protect them a bit? Should I have done that yesterday?Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
While better men than we go out and start their working lives
At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard KiplingComment
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I'm sure they will recover but a fleece will protect them from the wind.
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imho, they were too small to be transplanted. I'd let them get a bit bigger, a bit stronger, meself.Originally posted by mrbadexample View Post
It's never a good idea to plant anything on a sunny day (too dehydrating) or a windy day (even more dehydrating)
Oh well, live and learn
All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Me too - but I didn't get much choice as they were dug up whilst I was inside. I left a couple of clumps so I can do it again when these fail.Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
While better men than we go out and start their working lives
At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard KiplingComment
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I'm liking your optimismAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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